September 28th, 2015 by
Rocket: PSLV-C30; Payload: ASTROSAT, six small satellites; Date: 28 September 2015, 0430 UTC; Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota, India. ASTROSAT, the country’s Multi Wavelength Space Observatory was launched along with six foreign customer satellites into a 644.6 km x 651.5 km x 6 degrees orbit, which is very close to the intended one. This was the thirtieth consecutive success for PSLV.
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September 28th, 2015 by
Eutelsat 115 West B, the first all-electric satellite of the Eutelsat Communications’ fleet, has completed the ascent to geostationary orbit and today began in orbit tests.
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September 28th, 2015 by
Orbital ATK, Inc. announced it concluded eight years of mission support for the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) satellite with the decommissioning of the spacecraft on 5 August 2015.
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September 28th, 2015 by
Lockheed Martin’s Space Fence System, including the large-scale digital radar and turn-key facility were deemed technically mature and provided evidence that all requirements will be met through the programme’s Critical Design Review (CDR) conducted by the U.S. Air Force.
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